In @ConversationCA Noah Schwartz asserts that a reported increase in gun/ammo sales in Canada in context of Covid-19 is not motivated by any self-defence concerns. The evidence for this? Umm… None, other than comments of gun store owners. #cdnpoli https://theconversation.com/why-canadians-and-americans-are-buying-guns-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-135409
Why Canadians and Americans are buying guns during the coronavirus pandemic

Amid the angst over a surge in gun sales in both the United States and Canada during the pandemic, few have noted the three key differences between the two countries.

https://theconversation.com/why-canadians-and-americans-are-buying-guns-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-135409
This thread by @ajsomerset lays out in more detail some of the problems with this piece. https://twitter.com/ajsomerset/status/1247912109805129728
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